Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
In the early 1980s, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) began to have a presence at the National University of Education through the Youth Movement and the support of some professors. Over time, the Puka Llaqta militants were absorbed by the PCP-SL, and the group disappeared around …
In the 1980s, two types of peasant patrols, or 'rondas campesinas', were formed in Peru. On November 6, 1986, the government of Alan García Pérez officially recognized the peaceful, democratic, and autonomous peasant patrols in the northern departments of Cajamarca and Piura. Meanwhile, in the central highlands, armed 'rondas contrasubversivas' …
In 1984, the MRTA criticized the PCP-SL for its dogmatism, sectarianism, and neglect of mass movements, marking a divergence in their revolutionary strategies. Despite these criticisms, the MRTA continued to view the PCP-SL as a 'force of the people' throughout much of the 1980s. The differences between the two groups …
In the early 1980s, particularly until 1983, the labor movement faced the intense effects of an economic recession. This period saw a renewal of radicalism within the unions, as they demanded a return to the militant strategies of the previous decade. The movement achieved moderate success, especially in sectors with …
During the early 1980s, women in Peru were subjected to forced unions by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) under the pretext of revolutionary needs. Women were coerced into relationships with male members of the group, often under threat of violence or death. A young woman from Oronjoy recounted her experience of …
On December 26, 1980, several dogs dawned hanging from electric lighting poles in downtown Lima. The dogs carried signs with the inscription 'Teng Siao Ping', in reference to the Chinese leader. This symbolic act was part of the first propaganda actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Peruvian capital. The …
On December 24, 1980, Benigno Medina, an administrator of a medium-sized farm known as Fundo de San Agustín de Ayzarca, was brutally tortured and murdered in front of the farm workers. Alongside him, a young employee named Ricardo Lizarbe was also killed. The attack was carried out by a group …
On December 24, 1980, between 200 and 300 peasants were gathered by the PCP-SL commando in the neighboring community of Pujas to assault the Ayzarca hacienda during the night. During the assault, they killed Benigno Medina, the hacienda owner, and his butler. This was one of the first attacks by …
In the early 1980s, various media outlets in Peru, including El Diario de Marka and La República, expressed skepticism towards the military's role in counter-subversive efforts. On December 15, 1980, El Diario de Marka published an article questioning whether terrorist acts were orchestrated by the military to discredit the left. …
On December 6, 1980, there was an assault on the warehouse of the Ministry of Transportation in the city of Puno. This event was one of the first violent actions registered in the department of Puno during the beginning of the internal armed conflict. The assault occurred in the context …
A month after the Shining Path raid that frustrated the municipal elections in the community of Anchonga at the end of 1980, an attack was carried out against the high tension towers that left the province of Angaraes in darkness. This attack was part of the first actions of the …
In December 1980, there was an attack on the high voltage towers that left the entire province of Angaraes in darkness. This type of sabotage to the electrical infrastructure was one of the initial tactics used by the Shining Path in their campaign of political violence. The attack was part …
On November 9, 1980, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out its first attack in the department of Cuzco. The target was the Communal Educational Center located in the town of Tinta, capital of the province of Canchis. This attack marked the beginning of the Shining Path's violent actions in the Cuzco …
In November 1980, unknown assailants attacked and destroyed the production center of the radio program 'El Día del Pueblo' at Radio Santa Rosa, run by Dominican priests. The attackers stole documents and painted slogans such as 'Cowardly Communists' and 'Long Live Neo-Fascism' on the walls. This event was part of …
On October 23, 1980, a mob of people set fire to the municipality of Comas under a hail of Molotov cocktails. This attack was one of the first acts of sabotage and intimidation by subversive groups in the Northern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. The fire occurred just four months after …
On October 23, 1980, an attack involving dynamite and robbery occurred on the rails of the Ferrocarril Central in the district of Desaguadero, located in the Chucuito Province of Peru. This event was part of a series of violent actions attributed to the PCP-SL during this period, reflecting the escalating …
On October 23, 1980, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out a dynamite attack in the border city of Desaguadero, marking one of their initial military actions. This event was part of the group's broader strategy to establish a presence in the region and mobilize local populations, including teachers, students, and …
On October 23, 1980, the PCP-SL carried out an attack using dynamite in the border town of Desaguadero, province of Chucuito. This was one of the first military actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Puno. The attack included the use of dynamite and robbery on the rails of …
On November 9, 1980, the PCP-PCP-SL carried out its first attack in the town of Tinta, located in the province of Canchis, Cuzco. The attack targeted the Núcleo Educativo Comunal. This event marked the beginning of a series of violent actions by the group in the region.
In September 1980, a meeting of the Extended National Unified Secretariat was held with delegates from various regions of Peru. The meeting concluded that the country was transitioning from a 'pre-revolutionary' to a 'revolutionary' situation. Consequently, the newly formed organization, PSR ML - MIR EM, prepared to engage in armed …
The first subversive action of the PCP-SL in the city of Huancayo consisted of the launching of explosive charges against the police post and the district municipality of Chilca on September 1, 1980. This attack marked the beginning of the Shining Path's violent activities in Huancayo, just months after the …
In September 1980, tensions escalated between different police institutions in Peru, particularly involving the Guardia Civil (GC) and the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP). The conflict was sparked by General Balaguer's unauthorized public statements, leading to a near-rebellion within the CG. The situation resulted in a standoff, with police …
On August 26, 1980, Shining Path militants threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial Council of Tarma. This attack was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Junin, during the first months of the beginning of the so-called "people's war". The attack was part of …
On August 17, 1980, PCP-SL (Shining Path) militants set fire to the Santa Rosa de Sacco District Council in the province of Yauli. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the central region of Peru, specifically in the department of Junin. The burning of …
On August 17, 1980, a significant attack was carried out against the Civil Guard (GC) post in Huanzalá, located in the Dos de Mayo province of Huánuco, Peru. This event marked one of the early instances of violence in the region during the period of subversive activities led by the …
The leadership of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) evaluated the initial months of their armed struggle during a meeting on 8 August 1980. The party's leader, Abimael Guzmán, expressed enthusiasm over the success of their initial actions, which he claimed had shaken the country and placed …
In August 1980, there was an attack on the San Francisco police post, located in the Ayna district. This event represents one of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac River Valley (VRA). The attack on the police post is part of the initial phase of …
On July 28, 1980, a high tension tower was knocked down in the district of Huancavelica, representing the first action carried out by militants of the PCP-SL in the department of Huancavelica. This action marked the beginning of political violence in the province of Huancavelica, occurring almost simultaneously with the …
On July 20, 1980, militants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) blew up a section of the railroad connecting La Oroya with Cerro de Pasco. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the central region of Peru, specifically in the …
On July 8, 1980, the subversives attempted to dynamite the water reservoir of CENTROMIN Peru in La Oroya. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the central region of Peru, specifically in the Mantaro Valley. The objective was to sabotage the infrastructure of the …
On June 13, 1980, a group of approximately 60 young individuals associated with the MOTC (Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas) launched molotov cocktails at the San Martín de Porres Municipality. This event is believed to mark the beginning of armed actions by the PCP-SL in Lima, operating under the …
The internal armed conflict began in Metropolitan Lima on June 13, 1980, when approximately 60 youths from the MOTC (Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas) threw Molotov cocktails at the Municipality of San Martin de Porres. This period is characterized by sabotage and attacks against state institutions, including ministries and …
Two weeks after the attack in Chuschi that marked the beginning of the armed struggle of the PCP-SL, a meeting of the Enlarged Political Bureau was held in Lima. The objective of this meeting was to take stock of the actions carried out since the beginning of the war and …
In June 1980, shortly before Fernando Belaúnde Terry assumed the presidency, the outgoing military government of Francisco Morales Bermúdez enacted secret laws concerning the National Defense System. These laws ensured that military institutions retained significant control over defense matters, limiting the power of the incoming civilian government. The laws were …
On 18 May 1980, coinciding with the national elections, the PCP Sendero Luminoso officially began its armed struggle by attacking the electoral registry in Chuschi, Cangallo. Prior to this, the group had announced their intentions at the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University, signaling the start of a campaign to …
On 17 May 1980, in Chuschi, Ayacucho, a group of armed militants from Sendero Luminoso initiated their political and military plans by burning election materials. This marked the beginning of a series of violent actions aimed at involving the masses and gaining experience for their cadres. Subsequent attacks included dynamiting …
On May 17, 1980, a group of PCP-SL militants burned the ballot boxes and electoral material in Chuschi, initiating their 'people's war'. This symbolic act marked the beginning of the internal armed conflict in Peru. On the same day, another group of Shining Pathists threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial …
On May 17, 1980, the same day the PCP-SL initiated its 'people's war' in Chuschi, Ayacucho, a detachment led by Oscar Alberto Ramírez Durán, known as 'Feliciano', launched attacks in Pasco. They targeted the local municipal council and the offices of the company CENTROMIN PERU with dynamite. This marked the …
On May 17, 1980, in Chuschi, Ayacucho, a group of five masked individuals attacked a location storing ballot boxes and registers for the upcoming national elections, burning eleven of them. This event, though initially receiving little media attention, was symbolically significant as it marked the beginning of the Shining Path's …
On May 17, 1980, Shining Path members, presumably led by comrades "Feliciano" and "Johan", dynamited the premises of the provincial municipality and Educational Center No. This attack is part of the chronology of political violence in the mining centers of the Central Highlands of Peru. The event marks one of …
On May 17, 1980, the same day that in Chuschi a group of PCP-SL militants burned the ballot boxes and electoral material, initiating their 'people's war', another group of Shining Pathists threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial Council and the CE No. in Huancayo. This attack marked the beginning of …
On May 17, 1980, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) made its first significant incursion in the department of Cerro de Pasco. The group attacked the Provincial Council and a local school with dynamite, marking the beginning of its presence in the region. This event was part …
On May 17, 1980, the Partido Comunista del Perú-Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL) initiated its plan called 'Inicio de la Lucha Armada' against the Peruvian state. This marked the beginning of a violent conflict aimed at overthrowing the democratic political system that was being reinstated after 14 years. The PCP-SL's actions led …
The attack on the electoral registration office in Chuschi by the Shining Path marked the symbolic beginning of the internal armed conflict in Peru. This event is considered a significant milestone in the history of political violence in the country, as it initiated a period of intense conflict and insurgency …
In May 1980, the burning of ballot boxes by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) in Chuschi marked the beginning of a period of intense political violence in Ayacucho, Peru. This violence soon spread to neighboring regions such as Apurímac and Huancavelica. The response from the state included harsh counterinsurgency measures by …
In May 1980, presidential elections were held in Peru, marking the return to democracy after the military regime (1968-1980). On the eve of these elections, the PCP-SL broke into Chuschi, Cangallo, Ayacucho, assaulting the electoral registry office, an event that was barely mentioned by the Ayacucho and national press. The …
On May 1, 1980, members of the Sendero Luminoso held a final meeting at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (UNSCH) to announce the start of their 'people's war.' The event was marked by speeches under a display of red flags, with participants dressed in attire reminiscent of …
In May 1980, during the organization of presidential elections in Peru, the armed group PCP-SL burned electoral urns and registers in the village of Chuschi. This act marked the beginning of a series of violent actions that would soon alert the entire country. The involvement of prominent PCP-SL leaders in …
In May 1980, during the organization of presidential elections in Peru, a group from the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) burned electoral urns and registers in the town of Chuschi. This act marked the beginning of the internal conflict in Peru, as the PCP-SL initiated its armed …
The general elections of May 1980 marked the return to democracy in Peru after the military government. Acción Popular (AP) obtained a clear victory, surpassing by far the required 36%. In the Andean South, AP won a majority in the departments of Apurimac, Cuzco and Madre de Dios, except in …
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